List of Clarion West Writers Workshop alumni

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This is a list of notable alumni in the Clarion West Writers Workshop, a six-week workshop for writers of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative literature, held annually in Seattle, Washington.

Contents

NameYearNotes
Daniel Abraham 1998Also instructor
Kathleen Alcalá 1987
Greg Beatty 2000
Jenna Black 1989
K. Tempest Bradford 2003
Cassandra Rose Clarke 2010 [1]
Monte Cook 1999
Greg Cox 1984
Kathryn Cramer 1984
Indrapramit Das 2012
A. M. Dellamonica 1995
Arinn Dembo 1990
Ron Drummond 1987
Andy Duncan 1994Also instructor
Susan Fry (Susan Lee)1998
Richard Garfinkle 1992
Kathleen Ann Goonan 1988Also instructor
Neile Graham 1996 [2]
Susan Grossman 1990
Caren Gussoff 2008
Andrea Hairston 1999
Randy Henderson 2009
David Herter 1990
Kameron Hurley 2000
Kij Johnson 1987Also instructor
Vylar Kaftan 2004
Georgina Kamsika 2012
Fiona Kelleghan 1995
Margo Lanagan 1999
Ann Leckie 2005 [3]
David D. Levine 2000
Sonia Orin Lyris 1992
Usman T. Malik 2013
Daniel Marcus 1992
Louise Marley 1993
David Marusek 1992
Maura McHugh 2006
Carlton Mellick III 2008
Steve Miller 1973
Mary Anne Mohanraj 1997
Monidipa “Mimi” Mondal 2015
E. C. Myers 2005 [3]
Ruth Nestvold 1998
Gene O'Neill 1979
Susan Palwick 1985
Laurie Penny 2015
Evan J. Peterson 2015
Cat Rambo 2005 [3]
Justina Robson 1996
Benjamin Rosenbaum 2001
Mary Rosenblum 1988
Diana Rowland 1998
Kiini Ibura Salaam 2001
Lawrence Schimel 1991
Carol Severance 1984
Nisi Shawl 1992 [2]
Rachel Swirsky 2005 [3]
Gabriel Teodros 2016
Sheree Thomas 1999
Amy Thomson 1984
Gordon Van Gelder 1987Also instructor
David J. Williams 2007
Eric M. Witchey 1998
N. Lee Wood 1985
Stephanie Burgis 2001

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References

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  2. 1 2 "About us". Clarion West Writers Workshop. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Howle, Leslie (2005). "Clarion West 2005". Locus. Locus Publications. 55 (4): 13, 74.